Please see my post two posts above yours: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=158103.msg1122921#msg1122921 You can see how feedback score is calculated here: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Feedback_Score It is impossible to address this in any other way than the way that is already being done due to the way the Tor works. If a vendor creates false accounts and makes false purchases then those ratings count for very, very little as they have no other buyer activity linked to them, thus they have a very low buyer weight. Furthermore, there would be no need for a discussion on 'more being done to prevent this' if buyers stopped Finalising Early. There NEEDS to be a modicum of personal responsibility here! It is recommended EVERYWHERE that buyers do NOT Finalise Early! It's even on the 'About' page (accessible by clicking "a few word from the Dread Pirate Roberts in the top right corner) that buyer's should be reading when they first join Silk Road: http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/about The ONLY person at fault in a scam involving FE is the person that released their money from escrow before their product arrived. "Finalise" - by its very definition - infers finality. To the Silk Road system, it means that you have received your order and are fully satisfied with its contents. In short: STOP FINALISING EARLY! Libertas